Hanger



Jan. 15, 1935. H. HORWITZ 1,988,276

HANGER 7 Filed July 19, 1934 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 15, 1935 Hm Horwitz; Springfield, ass.

.dpplicatipnf'July 19, 1934, Serial No. 735.968

1- recla s: (01.22.3 62) This invention relates to improvements in gar-jment hangers and is directed more particularly to an improved garmenthanger which has two oppositely-disposed supporting surfaces.

The invention has for a principal object the provision of a garmenthanger which is adapted to support both sleeveless and sleeve-bearinggarments. Devices of this class are usually provided with one or morearm members adapted to fit under the shoulders of theigarment in such aWay that the garment hangs naturally as from" the shoulders of thewearer of thegarment. The hanger of this invention is adapted byfreasonof its novel construction'to support garments which do not haveshoulders, as is the case with sleeveless dresses for example. I 1

It is a further object of the invention toprovide a garment hanger whichis simple in form so that-it may be manufactured inexpensively and whichis readily collapsible so as to facilitate ease in shipping and packing.That is to say, as contrasted with clothes hangers of usual form, thehook members'of this invention may be collapsed from an upstandingposition rela tive to the garment'supporting partof the device to aposition substantially in alignment therewith so that there are noobjectionablyprojecting parts. 1

Various other novel features and advantages of the invention will bemore apparent after a reading of the following description andreference'will be had "to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. l-is-a plan view showing the hanger of the invention in onesupporting position;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the hanger of the invention in' anothersupporting position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing certain features of the invention;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevational view of the supporting member on theline 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will be fullydescribed.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a supporting member 2 which is preferablycomposed of a relatively thin and fiat piece of material such as woodwhich is relatively light in weight and sufliciently strong and rigid.This member includes a cen tral main body portion of a certain heightand outwardly extending arms 4 as shown.

These arms 4 extend in opposite directions and are so formed that whenthe member 2 is disposed as shown in Fig. 1, the marginal edges of thearmswhich are uppermost curve "outwardly and slightly downwardly andwhen the member is inverted so as'to be disposed in the position shownin Fig. 2, the uppermost marginal edges,

of the arms curve slightly upwardly;

Thus when the supporting. member is disposed as'shown in Fig. 1,garments having sleeves such as coats and the like may be hung thereonwith the garment hanging, naturally. When it is desired to hanggarmentswhich have no sleeves:

but merely a neck portion the support 2 maybe inverted so that the arms4 curve 'upwardlyand the garmentisprevented from falling therefrom.--:It ista distinctive feature of this invention thatthe 'hook'member ofthe hanger is arranged for pivotal movements relative thereto. Thisflea-=- ture will-now .be described. An opening, 10 is provided throughthe body portion of the. member 2andthis is preferably centrallydisposed astshown. Slots 12 are provided in the support on oppositesides'of the opening 10 and they extend inwardly? towards the openingfrom the upper and lower marginal edges of th'emain body portion asshown. I

These slots 12 are preferably in alignment with one anotherv and theyalso are preferably of an equal length' and width, although this is notessential. I

1A hook member 20 which-is preferablycomposed of wire or some othersubstantially rigidyet bendable material includesa substantially"straight body portion 24 having one end bent to form' a loop portion 22-for engaginga peg, clothes hook; clothes line, or some other part,andits opposite end 26 bent over into parallelism with the portion 24 inthe form of a U having a transverse connecting portion 28.

The member 20 extends through the opening 10 in the supporting member sothat the transverse portion 28 is pivoted therein. The portion 26 isas'shown in Figs. 3 and 4 spaced from the main body portion 24 of thehook member a certain distance greater than the thickness of the supportso that the hook member and support may swing freely relative to oneanother;

The arm 26 of the U is of a certain length so that when the body portion24 of the hook is in alignment with either of the slots 12, the upperend portion of the part 25 is disposed opposite the'slot. A retainingmember 30 is provided and this preferably consists of a closed bandwhich as shown is relatively longer than it is wide and is adapted toembrace the upper end portions of the U.

That is to say, the member 30 is of less width than the width of eitherof the slots 12 and is of greater length than the distance between the'outsides of the arms of the U-shaped portion.

. 30 co-operates with the sides of the slot into desired edge.

. of the main body portion disposed at one side of which it is placed toprevent the hook member 20 from swinging on its pivot 28.

As has been pointed out aboveythe opposite longitudinal edges of thesupporting member 2 are of unlikecontour so that the member may supportboth sleeve-bearing and sleeveless gar 1- ernbracing the extremity bythe lock member andsliding the same into the slot at the edge hookmember moved into locked position so e UPP??? from which the fly prelative to the said ments. The support may be turned to present thedesired edge uppermost and the pivoted that it extends vertically Theslots 12 extend inwardly towards'one another from the said longitudinaledges and they terminate in spaced relationla's. shown in Fig. 5. Withthe transverse portion 28 of the hook rotatable in the opening 10 andthe shank portion 24 andextremity 26 inparallelism, the:

support 2 and hook 20 may swing relative to one another'in parallelplanes to position the loop 22 at either side of the support. Thenby.

sliding the lock member .30 into one of the slots so that it embracesthe shank and extremity, the hook may be. locked against swinging.

While I have described the invention in greatdetail and with respecttola preferred form thereof, it is not desired to .be' limited theretosince many changes and modifications may. be

' made therein without departing from the spirit What it is desired toclaim and secure by :jLettersuPatent .of the and scope of the invention.

United States is: i

1. A' clothes hanger of .theclass described comprising in combination, aunitary substan tially rigid longitudinally-extending supporting aU-shaped inner end portion, the said U-shaped inner end portionconsisting of the lower end an extremity at theother side of thesupporting member in parallel spaced relation with respect to said lowerend of the main body portion,

and a lock member in the form of a closed band of the hook member and isreceivable in either of said slots, all adapted and arranged wherebysaid hook member may be swung relative to said supporting member inplanes parallel thereto to position the main pprtion got: the hookmember so that it extends'ioutwardlwirom a longitudinal edge of thesupporting member and may be locked in either of said positions byextends. v u a 2. A clothe's hanger'of the class described comprising.in combinatiorna unitary substantially' rig'idsupporting member havingone 10ning, a-hook member formed to,provide a. main body portion forextending outwardly from one ofthe longitudinal edgesof the'supportingmember and a U-shaped inner end portion, the said U-shaped inner endportion consisting ofthelower end of the main body portiondisposed atone side of said supportingmember, an inter-' mediate pivotv portionpassing through the opening therein and an extremity" at the other sideof the supporting member in parallel spaced relation with respect tosaid lower endof the main body portion, and; a-lock'member in the formof aclosed band, slidable on the body portionpf said hook member'whichis adapted to embrace said extremity of the hook member and isreceivable in either of said slots, all adaptedsand arranged wherebysaidhook member may be swung relative to said supporting member inplanes parallel thereto to position themain body portion of the hookmember so that it extends outwardly from one of said longitudinal edgesof the supporting member and may be locked'in either of said positionsby embracing the extremity by the lock member and sliding the same:intothe slot at the edge. of, the: support from which the .hook; member,

extends. a

r l HARRY HORWITZ

